Clive Longbottom

Clive Longbottom is Service Director for Business Processes Facilitation at Quocirca, Ltd, which he founded in 2001. He has been an ITC analyst for over 10 years. Clive has worked with a range of large and small analyst companies, including META Group as VP Europe. His work was recognised in 2007 when he was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society for the Promotion of the Arts, Commerce and Manufacturing (FRSA). As an internationally recognised expert in business and ITC, Clive's pragmatic approach concentrates on the provision of actionable advice, keeping away from “flavours of the month” and from the “cut and burn” approaches of many analysts.

Malcolm Wheatley

Malcolm Wheatley is a business journalist covering supply chain and IT issues for leading publications on both sides of the Atlantic.

John Lamb

John Lamb is an editor and writer with wide IT knowledge. He has edited a number of leading UK titles including Computer Weekly, InformationWeek, Sunday Business, Computer Age and Information Economics Journal.

John also acts as a media spokesperson, runs major conferences and conducts media training for IT companies. Currently he is publisher and editor of Ability magazine, and is a columnist for Supply Chain Standard.

Steve Keifer

Steve Keifer is the Vice President of Industry and Product Marketing for GXS. He is a frequent presenter at supply chain industry tradeshows, including the European automotive conference, Odette; the European electronics industry association, EDIFICE and the U.S. CFO Rising conference. Steve is frequently quoted in trade and business publications, such as Supply and Demand Chain Executive, Global Logistics and Supply Chain Strategies, The Houston Chronicle and The Miami Herald. Steve has been recognized by the Electronics Industry Data Exchange (EIDX) with a Best Practices Award and was named a “Pro to Know” by Supply and Demand Chain Executive.

Denise Oakley

Denise Oakley is the international Marketing Director at GXS, managing marketing programs for countries outside North America. Prior to joining GXS she held a variety of senior marketing roles for companies including Fujitsu, IBM and HP. She has a BA in Technology and Social Sciences, MA in Marketing and MBA in International Business.

Mark Morley

Mark Morley is an Industry Marketing Director at GXS. In this role he oversees the Automotive and Manufacturing industry sectors. He has 15 years of experience in the Product Lifecycle Management space which has allowed him to work closely with Automotive OEMs and Tier1 suppliers.